Following a hearing in early March where Kanakuk abuse survivors, their families and other activists spoke in front of a Judiciary Committee at the Missouri House of Representatives about nondisclosure agreements, “Trey’s Law” continues to make its way through the…
Ministry jobs and more
Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…
Two views of government as a Christian concern
Two months into Donald Trump’s second term as president, not a day has passed without news headlines of multiple controversial efforts of his administration to reshape the institutions of American government. Team members of the newly created Department of Government…
Evangelical clergy largely deny human causes of climate change
Evangelical Protestant clergy are outliers among their peers in rejecting the scientific consensus that earth’s climate is changing and human actions are a major cause. Nearly 80% of evangelical Protestant clergy reject this idea, which is strongly held by the…
Trump administration accuses Habitat for Humanity of fraud
Habitat for Humanity is among nonprofits the Trump administration claims benefited from “programmatic fraud, waste and abuse” through a climate action fund authorized by Congress. Not only has Trump shut down the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, the Environmental Protection Agency…
Among Christian ministries, two opposing views of Trump’s sudden, chaotic aid cuts
Evangelicals were essential in reelecting Donald Trump. Now, his sudden and drastic cuts to aid programs are forcing some evangelical nonprofits to end work and fire personnel, while Focus on the Family and other conservative groups praise the aid cuts…
Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act challenged by civil liberties groups
President Donald Trump’s attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport certain Venezuelan immigrants was met by an immediate legal challenge, a court order barring the action and a reported violation of the ruling by the administration. The centuries-old…
Post-pandemic, benevolence declines worldwide
Benevolence may be slipping around the world after reaching a high point from 2021 to 2023, according to a new Gallup survey. Last year, 56% of respondents globally said they had helped a stranger in the prior six months, down…
Wikipedia co-founder finds Christian faith anew
Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia, announced Feb. 5 that he’s no longer an atheist but a Christian. In an exclusive interview with Baptist News Global, Sanger explained his five-year journey to discover whether God is real. “The Great Commission says…
Trump brings back family separation policy, and protests ensue
Donald Trump’s return to detaining immigrant children and families is reviving a brutal process from his first administration and must be heavily protested, human rights advocate Amy Fischer said during a March 12 press briefing. “It causes irreparable harm for…
Judge appears skeptical of Trump ban on transgender service members
A federal judge appeared reluctant March 12 to comprehend the legality of a Trump executive order that bans transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes repeatedly questioned the government’s lawyers for what she…
Pro-Trump ‘prophet’ Mario Murillo debuts healing film
Mario Murillo, a Pentecostal evangelist and self-proclaimed prophet who preaches about sin, healing and right-wing politics, stars in a new film that opened in hundreds of theaters March 9. I Am Living Proof focuses on three people who claim they…